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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR M
Affidavit of Publication -
STATE OF NC} SS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS
COUNTY OF BEAUFORT} PROPOSED VANCEBORO QUARRY APPLICATION FOR 401 WATER QUALITY
CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR NEW NPDES DISCHARGE PERMIT
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY The North Carolina Division of
Water Quality will hold a public hearing on Thursday March 14,2013,beginning at
7:00 pm at the Beaufort County Community College,Building 8-Auditorium,5337
Elizabeth Harris, being duly sworn, says: Highway 264 East,Washington,NC 27889.Doors will open at 6:00 pm for speaker
registration and sign-in.The purpose of the public hearing is to allow interested
persons to submit oral and/or written comments on the proposed Martin Marietta
That she is an employee in the Classified Department of Materials Vanceboro Quarry,specifically regarding the 1)application for 401 Water
the Pub WDN, a daily newspaper of general circulation, Quality Certification,and 2)application for new NPDES discharge permit.
printed and published in Washington, Beaufort County, Background/401 Certification PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given.that Martin Marietta
NC;that the publication, a copy of which is attached Mtiter I:,has a- lied] th '+! r!! Carolina Rivjsion^f.Weter Quality(DIMO)for a
401 Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water
hereto, was published in the said newspaper on the Act and Water Quality Commission rules in 15A NCAC 2B.0101,15A NCAC 2B
.0231 and 15A NCAC 2H.0500.The activity for which this Certification is sought is
February 06, 2013 to impact 14,937 linear feet of jurisdictional man-made ditches and 6.69 acres of 404
jurisdictional wetlands to construct a proposed 649-acre open pit aggregate mine
located on the Beaufort/Craven County line.To mitigate for the proposed impacts
the applicant proposes to restore 6.75 acres of non-riparian wetlands via payment to
the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program(EEP).Background/NPDES
Permit NCO089168 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on the basis of preliminary
staff review and application of Article 21 of Chapter 143,General Statutes of North
Carolina,and other lawful standards and regulations,the North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a new NPDES permit
That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated for this facility subject to specific pollutant limitations and special conditions.The
on those dates, proposed NPDES Permit NCO089168 to Martin Marietta Materials provides for a
SIGNED: discharge of up to 9 MGD of mine dewatering and comingled stormwater to
unnamed tributaries to Blounts Creek,a Class C Swamp NSW water in Beaufort
r County within the Tar Pamlico River Basin.This proposed discharge may affect
future discharge allocations.The facility will be located off Welbourn Road,near
Vanceboro,on Weyerhaeuser property.Public Hearing/Procedures The public is
an employee in the Classified Department invited to comment in writing on the above-mentioned 401 application and NPDES
permit as well as speaking during the Public Hearing.Those wanting to speak will
Subscribed to and sworn to me this 6th day of February need to register at the hearing,and speaking sequence will be based on the order of
2013. registration.Registration will begin at 6:00 pm.Speaking times may be limited to 3
minutes maximum per speaker,with the final time limit to be determined on the day
of the hearing depending upon the number of registered speakers.Cross
examination of persons speaking will not be allowed;however,the Hearing Officers
may ask questions for clarification.Written comments may be forwarded at any time
f� before or after the hearing provided they are received by the Division no later than
—'' April 12,20r i.Written comments may be sent via regular mail to the N.C.Division .
Lou E. Firth, Notary Public, Beaufort County, NC of Water Quality,Wetlands and stormwater Branch, 1650 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh,NC,27699-1650,Attn:Cyndi Karoly,or emailed to
My commission expires: December 09, 2017 Cyndi.Karoly@ncdenr.gov(Phone 919-807-6380).Comments may also be hand-
delivered to the physical location of the DWQ Central Office at Room 826T,512 N.
Salisbury St.,Raleigh,NC,27604,or the DWQ Washington Regional Office at 943
Washington Square Mall,Washington,North Carolina,27889,Attn:Amy Adams
(phone 252-946-6481).Please be sure to identify the Vanceboro Quarry project in
the subject line of your correspondence to ensure proper routing.Information Copies
00005857 00001539 of the 401 application are posted online at:
http://its.enr.state.nc.us/laserfiche8/Login.aspx?db=NCDWQ(Username:public,
Password:password).Copies of the Draft NPDES permit and Fact Sheet are linked
Dina Sprinkle online at:http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes/calendar.Copies of both
NCDENR/DWQ/Point Source Branch 401 application and NPDES Draft Permit/Fact Sheet are also available at the DWQ
Washington and Raleigh Central locations listed above during normal business
hours(8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.)and may be inspected by the public.Original physical.
copies of all public comments received will be filed at the Raleigh location,and will
also be available online.Those wishing to view the physical file materials are
advised to schedule an appointment to ensure that the file is available for a
dedicated time slot.File materials may not be removed from any DWQ office,as
copy machines are available for use at a nominal charge.Charles Wakild,P.E.
Director N.C.Division of Water Quality Date:February 4,2013
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